Monday 1 December 1924 · Beirut, Lebanon
Somavāra. Ṣaṣṭhī began at 02:432:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4712:47+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Ṣaṣṭhī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Ṣaṣṭhī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:401:40 PM
Kaulava gives way to Taitila.
Noon
11:2711:27 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 04 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī | 24:47 00:4712:47 AM Tue | Saptamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:343:34 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 16:094:09 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:401:40 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:282:28 PM | 16:294:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:294:29 PM | 18:206:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:294:29 PM | 16:574:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:294:29 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:267:26 PM | 20:588:58 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:414:41+1 AM | 30:136:13+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |